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View of the steel canopy and public ground at Patriarca Square in central Sao Paulo.
Patriarca Square

2002 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Patriarca Square canopy view

Canopy and public space view at Patriarca Square.

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Patriarca Square

Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil · Exact work coordinates

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Patriarca SquarePatriarca Square

2002 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Guðjón SamúelssonGuðjón Samúelsson

1919-1950 · Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland

Typeworkbureau
Year / years20021919-1950
PlaceSao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilReykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
Place contextSao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilRepresentative site: Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland
Climate18°C · 11.4h daylight · 6 km/h wind5°C · 15.9h daylight · 5 km/h wind · via Christ the King Cathedral (Reykjavík)
FocusPublic square canopy and urban intervention5 works in corpus
Architects
  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha
  • Guðjón Samúelsson
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Paulo Mendes da Rocha Arquitetos

Notable works

  • Christ the King Cathedral (Reykjavík)
  • Akureyrarkirkja
  • Hallgrímskirkja
  • National Theatre of Iceland
Typologies
  • public space
  • urban intervention
  • civic infrastructure
  • church
  • sacred space
  • cathedral
  • religious building
  • landmark
  • theatre
  • cultural building
  • civic building
Materials
  • steel
  • concrete
  • concrete
  • glass
  • stone
Carbon signals

Concrete and Steel look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel

Concrete, Glass, and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Glass
  • Stone
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible4 of 4 recorded works are publicly accessible
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